Rate and selectivity of synapsis of res recombination sites by Tn3 resolvase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 317-329

  Watson, Mark A ^a,b   Boocock, Martin R ^a   Stark, W Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Protein crosslinking; Protein DNA interactions; Site specific recombination; Synaptic complex; Tn3 resolvase

Indexed keywords

RESOLVASE; CIRCULAR DNA; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA POLYMERASE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; TRANSPOSASE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DNA; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA, CIRCULAR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GLUTARAL; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSPOSASES;

EID: 0029664417     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0165     Document Type: Article

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